Paul Potts calls for big change to Britain's Got Talent Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts wants one thing to change about the ITV variety show to give more homegrown wannabes a chance. 13 May 2026 Paul Potts thinks Britain's Got Talent should ban performers who have previously reached the final of international versions of the programme. Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts The 55-year-old tenor - who won the first series of the ITV show in 2007 - said the move will give more homegrown wannabes a chance to showcase their work.